Winter Book Challenge: Preliminary List

Monday, November 17, 2014

I love book challenges, but have consistently sucked at actually completing them. I really love that this challenge lasts for a few months (November 1 - February 28) and that there are points assigned. It's probably the student in me, but knowing that I'm earning points motivates me despite the fact that all I will earn is a pat on the back.

15 points: Read a book that was originally written in a language that is not your native language.

15 points: Read a book written by a local author (either an
author from your state if you live in the United States, or in your
country if you live somewhere else—note: author must be from where you currently live).

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson - I'm lucky to live in a state full of fairly decent writers. I would say that Sanderson is more than decent. I have been meaning to finish this trilogy for about two years now. I just need to do it already!

20 points: Read a "bookish book" (in which books play an
important role, e.g. the setting involves a bookstore or library, a
major character is an author, or a book that celebrates reading and
books.

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi - I have been putting off reading this because I want to read the books mentioned at the same time so that I can see the connections better. Only one of the books made it onto this list.

20 points: Read a book with a direction in the title (e.g. north, south, east, west or any combination of those).

25 points: Read a book with a song lyric in the title. Be sure to tell us the song name and artist as well!

30 points: Read two books with a different meal in each title (e.g. breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, brunch; update: meals like feast, banquet, picnic will also count, but try not to get too "creative" with your meal words!).